The final tea I ordered from Capital Teas was the White Cosmo Organic. From the website, the blend contains: organic white tea, organic rosehips, organic blueberries, organic raspberries, organic schizandra berries, organic strawberries, organic and hibiscus flowers, natural lychee and plum flavors, and organic white tea with jasmine. It comes in a variety of sizes:… Continue reading Drink Me: Capital Teas, White Cosmo Organic
When I purchase teas from a tea shop, online or otherwise, I like trying the “local” blend. In this case it was Capital Teas Chesapeake Sunrise blend. From the website, the blend contains: green Tea, black Tea, orange peel, jackfruit, and almond. It is available a variety of sizes: 2oz for $7.00, 4oz for $14.00,… Continue reading Drink Me: Capital Teas, Chesapeake Sunrise
When I placed my order with Capital Teas, they included a free sample of Berry Yummy. It looked great, so I decided to give it a try. From the website, Berry Yummy contains: apple, rosehip, orange pieces, hibiscus, cornflower and rose petals, blackberry leaves, and natural flavors. It comes in a variety of sizes: 2oz… Continue reading Drink Me: Capital Teas Berry Yummy
The second tea I decided to try from Capital Teas is their Tangerine Ginger Organic blend. I love anything citrus and hoped this one would be a little spicy. From the website, this blend contains organic ginger root, organic and Fair Trade Certified hibiscus flowers, organic schizandra berries, organic licorice root, organic rosehips, organic orange… Continue reading Drink Me: Capital Teas, Tangerine Ginger Organic
When I started this blog, many readers sent me links to their favorite tea stores. I’ve slowly been working my way through them. The next few weeks’ reviews will come from Capital Teas, in the nation’s capital. The first one I decided to try is Almond Cream Biscotti. From the website, the blend contains: black… Continue reading Drink Me: Capital Teas, Almond Cream Biscotti
I was watching a knitting podcast a few weeks ago (I confess I forget which one it was) and the host mentioned she was drinking some Cherry Blossom tea, a seasonal blend from David’s Tea. I was very curious about this blend, and popped over to David’s Tea and ordered a bag. I can’t say… Continue reading Drink Me: David’s Tea, Cherry Blossom
Readers and friends often ask if I only drink flavored teas since that seems to be so much of what I review here. The simple answer is that the flavored teas are fun to try, but there’s also nothing like a strong cup of black tea. Today I’m sipping Irish Breakfast tea from Harney &… Continue reading Drink Me: Harney & Sons, Irish Breakfast
One of the teas that I ordered from Harney & Sons that I was excited to try was Pomegranate Oolong. I really like oolong teas because they offer plenty of tea taste but are smoother sometimes than black teas. From the website, Pomegranate Oolong includes premium Ti Quan Yin oolong leaves with pomegranate. It is available… Continue reading Drink Me: Harney & Sons, Pomegranate Oolong
When I was placing my order with Harney & Sons, they had tins of Cranberry Autumn on sale. I just checked and they’re still on sale! While Cranberry Autumn is a loose leaf tea, this time I bought it in tea bags in a beautiful tin. The blend contains Chinese black tea with cranberries, orange… Continue reading Drink Me: Harney & Sons, Cranberry Autumn
A few months ago I got a cup of tea at our local Barnes & Noble. After perusing their list I selected a Blueberry Green by Harney & Sons. I went home that night and placed a Harney & Sons order, it was THAT good. From the website Blueberry Green is a blend of Chinese… Continue reading Drink Me: Harney & Sons, Blueberry Green
